Shells

Otto Frödin’s excavations

All shells in the assemblage have not been registered in the database. Shells are discussed by Hans Browall under the heading of “other faunal specimens” (Browall 2011:337) and the shells found in Frödin’s excavations are listed in one table (tabell 178), containing only eight records. The shells from these excavations were not studied by any specialist.

Fig. 1. Shells from Frödin’s excavations registered in the database (file will be downloaded shortly).

Mats P. Malmer’s excavations

Fig. 2. Shells from Malmer’s excavations (file will be downloaded shortly).

15 records of shell have been registered in this database. None seem to come from the macrofossil series of samples analysed by Hans Göransson and the species of only one has been identified (snail). Birgitta M. Johansson analysed shells from the series of samples in Göransson’s work. 77 remains of molluscs were included in her study, consisting of species from five different ecological settings – woodland, catholic, open country, marsh and ditch. One of the open country species, Tricha hispida, hairy snail, accounting for 9 or 10 of the specimens found is specifically associated with man-made agricultural landscapes (Johansson 1995:100 f).

Many more shells were observed in the samples registered by the present project as soil samples, but they have not been extracted from the samples and not studied by any specialist.

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The following reference cited on this page has no web link:

Browall, H., 2011. Alvastra pålbyggnad, 1909-1930 års utgrävningar. Kungl. Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien. Handlingar. Antikvariska serien 48. Stockholm.